It seems Odisha is gradually coming out of COVID third wave. While the number of cases was high for almost over a month, for the past week the cases are dipping gradually. As per the reports of the I and PR department, in the last 24 hours, the state reported 2,697 new positive COVID cases.
Out of 2,697 cases, 435 were from 0-18 age groups. Khordha District, comprising the Capital City Bhubaneswar, reported the maximum cases of 513, followed by 291 in Sundargarh and 138 in Cuttack, respectively.
Cases in other districts include, Mayurbhanj (128), Jajpur (127), Nayagarh (96), Kalahandi (95), Rayagada (85), Sambalpur (85), Nabrangpur (75), Jagatsinghpur (67), Puri (63), Gajapati (59), Nuapada (55), Keonjhar (44), Koraput (41), Kendrapada (40), Dhenkanal (40), Deogarh (39), Jharsuguda (36), Kandhamal (34), Sonepur (29), Malkangiri (18), Ganjam (16) and State Pool (108).
The state however reported 23 deaths in the last 24 hours due to COVID 19 as per the reports of the I and PR department. Khordha reported 7 fatalities, the maximum among all districts in the State followed by 3 from Sundargarh, two each from Bhadrak, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara districts while one each from Balasore, Dhenkanal, and Jajpur, Keonjhar, and Mayurbhanj districts.
